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As X loses its CEO, daily usage is down and competition is growing

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-04 16:16:54

With the departure of X CEO Linda Yaccarino, which was announced Wednesday, the company that defined text-first social networking faces renewed competition. Year-over-year, the Elon Musk-owned social network has seen its daily active user base decline by roughly 10% as of the second quarter of 2025, according to new data provided by app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. While X’s user base is still 65% larger than Meta’s Threads and 10 times larger than its next-biggest rival, Bluesky, X’s lastin

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Gemini lands on the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro as it expands to third-party earbuds

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 20:58:47

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google announced plans to bring Gemini to Samsung and Sony earbuds earlier this year. User reports suggest that the chatbot is now available on the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro when connected to a device running One UI 8. Google is steadily making good on its promise to bring Gemini to more devices. After sharing plans to replace Google Assistant with Gemini on Wear OS watches earlier this year, the company finally announced Gemini for Wear OS yesterday, confirming

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The price of these workout earbuds from Beats just dropped even lower

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-05 00:19:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Powerbeats Pro 2 retail for $250 in vibrant Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, and Electric Orange colorways. The earbuds can replace your smartwatch or fitness tracker, offering exercise and activity data via companion apps. The sound isn't very robust, delivering weak bass and hollow mids. View now at Apple The Powerbeats Pro 2 are $80 off right now on Amazon, during Amazon's third day of Prime Day. This is $30 more savings compared to the past two days of Prime Day.

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Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 17:42:58

A new study suggests that our ancestors’ close cohabitation with domesticated animals and large-scale migrations played a key role in the spread of infectious diseases. The team, led by Professor Eske Willerslev at the Universities of Cambridge and Copenhagen, recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia. They found that the earliest evidence of zoonotic diseases – illnesses transmitted from animals to humans, like COVID in recent times – dates back t

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Prime Day 2025: The best headphone and earbud deals from Sony, Beats, Bose and more still available today

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-05 04:26:02

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Day 3 deals on gear from Bose, Sony, Sonos and others are still in stock. If you’ve been holding out on a new set of earbuds or headphones during Prime Day, now’s a great time to take a look at the deals. While Sony and Bose are typically among our favorites each year, there are a num

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Amazon strikes AI licensing deal with Hearst and Condé Nast

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-05 04:48:49

Digiday is reporting that media conglomerates Hearst and Condé Nast have signed multi-year licensing agreements with Amazon to allow its AI shopping assistant Rufus access to the vast library of content held by the two companies. Between Hearst and Condé Nast, Rufus will have access to Cosmopolitan, GQ, Vogue and The New Yorker, just to name a few. A Hearst spokesperson confirmed to Digiday that the licensing deal with Amazon will allow Rufus broad access to its newspapers and magazines. The pu

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These $60 wireless earbuds have no business sounding this good

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-05 04:05:54

ZDNET's key takeaways The Soundpeats Air5 Pro earbuds are available on Amazon for $60 for a limited time. The Air5 Pro earbuds offer dynamic lows, crisp highs, and smooth mids that make any genre of music sound good The battery life isn't as good as other earbuds in this price range. $32.99 at Amazon Sound clarity is important, especially when the sound is as up close and personal. When earbuds fail to offer clear and dynamic sound, the end result can feel tinny, shallow, and compressed. Thi

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Get the limited-edition Bose QuietComfort Earbuds for a record-low price of $129

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-05 17:30:35

If you’re in the market for premium earbuds, there’s a noteworthy deal available for the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. For Amazon Prime Day, you can snag these earbuds at a discounted price of $129, down from the regular price of $179. That’s a substantial 28% off the recommended retail price, and the lowest price of all time, making it an opportune moment to invest in quality sound. Bose QuietComfort Earbuds for $129 (28% off) The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds come in a limited-edition Twilight Blue,

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iPhone Fold production line almost ready for next year’s launch – report

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-05 17:20:59

An iPhone Fold production line is being prepared in readiness for the launch of the first folding iPhone next year, and a new supply-chain report says that this is almost ready to begin production. The news follows a recent report that Apple is currently testing realistic prototypes of the device. The plant will reportedly have the capacity to produce displays for around twice as many devices as Apple actually expects to sell … The long journey to an iPhone Fold Folding smartphones have been

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Mighty mitochondria: Cell powerhouses harnessed for healing

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-05 17:10:31

James McCully was in the lab extracting tiny structures called mitochondria from cells when researchers on his team rushed in. They’d been operating on a pig heart and couldn’t get it pumping normally again. McCully studies heart damage prevention at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and was keenly interested in mitochondria. These power-producing organelles are particularly important for organs like the heart that have high energy needs. McCully had been wondering whether t

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Netgear's Excellent Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Is on Sale for Prime Day

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-08-05 15:54:09

The Prime Day deals keep raining down, but a discount on Netgear’s Orbi 770 Series stands out in the deluge, especially considering it's WIRED's favorite Wi-Fi 7 mesh system for most people. Easy to set up and use, boasting stable and speedy performance, not to mention expansive coverage, the Orbi 770 Series is a banging mesh. On the prowl for more tasty discounts? You owe it to yourself to check out our roundup of the Absolute Best Prime Day Deals, covering all categories (including more route

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Samsung to launch a triple-folding phone this year

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-08-05 17:36:56

In Brief Samsung just yesterday launched its newest slate of foldable smartphones, but that might not be the only foldable phones the company releases this year: The company is reportedly preparing to launch a triple-folding smartphone before the year’s end. Samsung’s consumer electronics head, TM Roh, told the Korea Times that the company aims to release such a device this year. “I expect we will be able to launch the tri-fold phone within this year. We are now focusing on perfecting the pro

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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the premium smartwatch I prefer (especially at $150 off)

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-08-05 18:25:13

ZDNET's key takeaways The Apple Watch Ultra 2 features a rugged design that's ideal for adventurists, and it's on sale for $650. It has a gorgeous 49mm watch face that gets plenty bright for outdoor use. The bulky design won't be everyone's cup of tea. View now at Amazon The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is on sale for $649 ($150 off) during Amazon Prime Day. The multitude of upgrades, from its tough exterior to a wide array of features, allow the Apple Watch Ultra 2 to deliver the definitive smartwat

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Google brings its AI-powered marketing tools to India after ‘Google tax’ repeal

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-08-05 17:30:00

Google has launched a suite of its AI-powered advertising tools in India, which debuted in the U.S. in May, as the repeal of the so-called “Google tax” has made the South Asian market more attractive to global tech firms selling online ads. In March, the Indian government scrapped its 6% levy on digital advertisements, effective in April, as a move to address some of the trade concerns raised by the Trump administration. The United States Trade Representative had criticized the levy by calling

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Announcing the winners of VentureBeat’s 7th Annual Women in AI awards

venturebeat.com Aliyah Mohammed 2025-08-05 15:59:14

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now VentureBeat announced the winners of the seventh annual Women in AI Awards at VB Transform in San Francisco on June 25. The awards recognize and honor the women leaders and changemakers in the field of AI. The nominees were submitted by the public and chosen by a VentureBeat committee based on their commitment to the industry, their work t

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Show HN: I built a playground to showcase what Flux Kontext is good at

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 17:10:08

" A black T-shirt horizontally floating in the air, descending from the ceiling to the floor, appearing weightless. No people in the frame, full of surrealism and unaffected by gravity. Soft lighting, simple and elegant style. Grey background. Make it suitable as a product display image for a boutique. "

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The Origin of the Research University

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-02 13:50:52

If you were alive in 1800 and someone asked you about the future of research, it wouldn’t occur to you to mention the university. Real scholarship happened in new, modern, enlightened institutions like the British Royal Society or the French Académie des sciences. Universities were a medieval relic. And nowhere was it more medieval, hidebound, and generally dysfunctional than in the German-speaking world. But something happened to German universities at the turn of the 19th century — they develo

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The End of the Internet As We Know It

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-05 20:53:52

The internet as we know it runs on clicks. Billions of them. They fuel ad revenue, shape search results, and dictate how knowledge is discovered, monetized, and, at times, manipulated. But a new wave of AI powered browsers is trying to kill the click. They’re coming for Google Chrome. On Wednesday, the AI search startup Perplexity officially launched Comet, a web browser designed to feel more like a conversation than a scroll. Think of it as ChatGPT with a browser tab, but souped up to handle y

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Prime Day Deal: Everyone Should Have Exactly Three Pairs of Headphones. Two of My Picks Are on Sale Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-05 19:09:00

Amazon Prime Day deal: The OnePlus Buds 3, my top choice for everyday earbuds, are 12% off for Prime Day, dropping the price to $88 from their usual list price of $100. The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2, my go-to for running, are seeing a whopping 28% discount on Amazon. That brings them down to an all-time low price of $180. When most people ask you what your "big three" are, they're likely inquiring about your sun, moon and rising signs. But when I ask you the same question, I'm not trying to determ

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The Powerbeats Pro 2 are down to their best price yet for Prime Day

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-08-05 20:30:00

The Powerbeats Pro 2 are only a few months old, but they’re already on sale for an all-time low of around $179.95 ($70 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. We’ve seen the wireless earbuds drop in price here and there since launching in February, but Amazon is currently one-upping the previous low by a cool $20 for Prime Day. The earbuds aren’t quite as cheap as Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro, which are down to $149 ($100 off) at Amazon, but if you want a pair specifically for working out, the

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Show HN: MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 04:06:38

Anna's Archive MCP Server An MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive Note Notwithstanding prevailing public sentiment regarding Anna's Archive, the platform serves as a comprehensive repository for automated retrieval of documents released under permissive licensing frameworks (including Creative Commons publications and public domain materials). This software does not endorse unauthorized acquisition of copyrighted content and should be regarded solely as a util

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is now X’s ex-CEO

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-06 08:20:42

Linda Yaccarino has announced that she’s stepping down as CEO of X, a little over two years after being tapped by Elon Musk to lead the platform formerly known as Twitter. Here’s what she had to say. ‘Two incredible years’ In a post on X earlier today, Yaccarino reflected on her time at the company, thanking users, business partners, and the team for what she described as “two incredible years” at the helm: After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down as CEO of 𝕏. When @elonmusk a

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“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’s canceled research

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-06 07:55:56

Washington, DC—From a distance, the gathering looked like a standard poster session at an academic conference, with researchers standing next to large displays of the work they were doing. Except in this case, it was taking place in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, and the researchers were describing work that they weren’t doing. Called "The things we’ll never know," the event was meant to highlight the work of researchers whose grants had been canceled by the Trump administrat

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Report: Apple M4, more comfortable strap will headline first major Vision Pro update

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-06 08:45:19

Apple hasn't iterated on its Vision Pro hardware since launching it in early 2024 for $3,499, opting instead to refine the headset with a steady stream of software updates. But Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that a new version of the Vision Pro could arrive "as early as this year," with a replacement for the 3-year-old Apple M2 chip and a more comfortable strap. Gurman says that the updated Vision Pro would ship with Apple's M4 processor, which launched in the iPad Pro last year and has since

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 hands-on: Finally, the foldable phone I've been waiting for

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-08-06 12:05:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Has Samsung finally done it? As a foldable phone enthusiast, I've been asking myself that question throughout the month leading up to Unpacked, where the company today pitched its newest shape-shifting handset, the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Within a second of the phone's unveiling, the answer was a resounding yes. But I didn't need the roar of the crowd to tell me that. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, Watch 8 Series, more Samsung's latest f

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“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’ canceled research

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-06 12:55:56

Washington, DC — From a distance, the gathering looked like a standard poster session at an academic conference, with researchers standing next to large displays of the work they were doing. Except in this case, it was taking place in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, and the researchers were describing work that they weren’t doing. Called "The things we’ll never know," the event was meant to highlight the work of researchers whose grants had been canceled by the Trump administr

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X’s ad business improved under departing CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it’s still tough times ahead

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-06 12:41:09

Former NBCU ad exec Linda Yaccarino’s tenure at X may have been fairly short — just two years from start to finish — but she did manage to make an impact on the social network’s ad business, new data from ad intelligence firm Guideline shows. Yaccarino will be leaving X in a better position with its advertisers than she found it, it says. In the U.S., ad spending was up 62% year-over-year in the first half of 2025, Guideline notes. In addition, Yaccarino previously claimed that 96% of X’s adver

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Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U.S.

news.ycombinator.com Julia Tilton 2025-08-06 13:28:58

The United States’ 90,000-ton stockpile of radioactive nuclear waste has long been a liability, but researchers are increasingly eyeing it as a resource. New techniques in transforming spent fuel, new nuclear fuel cycle directives from the Trump administration, and the doling out of a Biden-era $40 million research program together aim to repurpose nuclear waste on a commercial scale. In a suite of executive orders announced on May 23, U.S. President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Department of

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Your Fitbit Could Become Your Post-Surgery Best Friend

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-06 16:25:16

A Fitbit a day just might help keep your post-surgery woes at bay. Research today finds that wearable data can predict children’s risk of health problems following a removed appendix. Scientists in Chicago conducted the study, which equipped over a hundred children with Fitbits after their appendectomy. Using a specially designed algorithm, the Fitbits accurately detected whether children would develop postoperative complications, often days before they were formally diagnosed. The findings sug

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ANC Nothing Earbuds With ChatGPT Integration Cost Nothing for Prime Day, Lowest Price Since Launch

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-06 20:50:36

Every single person has a reason why they’d benefit from owning a pair of noise-cancelling headphones or earbuds. Riding the subway, turning off the world around you while listening to the newest Sabrina Carpenter album. Sitting at your desk at work, crunching some numbers while catching up on your favorite podcast breaking down the discourse surrounding the newest Sabrina Carpenter album. For Prime Day, Nothing’s noise-cancelling earbuds with ChatGPT integration has been chopped down by 37%. Th

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As X loses its CEO, daily usage is down and competition is growing

Gemini lands on the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro as it expands to third-party earbuds

The price of these workout earbuds from Beats just dropped even lower

Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

Prime Day 2025: The best headphone and earbud deals from Sony, Beats, Bose and more still available today

Amazon strikes AI licensing deal with Hearst and Condé Nast

These $60 wireless earbuds have no business sounding this good

Get the limited-edition Bose QuietComfort Earbuds for a record-low price of $129

iPhone Fold production line almost ready for next year’s launch – report

Mighty mitochondria: Cell powerhouses harnessed for healing

Netgear's Excellent Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Is on Sale for Prime Day

Samsung to launch a triple-folding phone this year

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the premium smartwatch I prefer (especially at $150 off)

Google brings its AI-powered marketing tools to India after ‘Google tax’ repeal

Announcing the winners of VentureBeat’s 7th Annual Women in AI awards

Show HN: I built a playground to showcase what Flux Kontext is good at

The Origin of the Research University

The End of the Internet As We Know It

Prime Day Deal: Everyone Should Have Exactly Three Pairs of Headphones. Two of My Picks Are on Sale Today

The Powerbeats Pro 2 are down to their best price yet for Prime Day

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino is now X’s ex-CEO

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Report: Apple M4, more comfortable strap will headline first major Vision Pro update

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 hands-on: Finally, the foldable phone I've been waiting for

“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’ canceled research

X’s ad business improved under departing CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it’s still tough times ahead

Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U.S.

Your Fitbit Could Become Your Post-Surgery Best Friend

ANC Nothing Earbuds With ChatGPT Integration Cost Nothing for Prime Day, Lowest Price Since Launch

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